Canada’s cities are cranking up their efforts to be “bike friendly,” but actually comparing those efforts side-by-side is surprisingly difficult. Metro set out to make our own — albeit subjective — report card ranking our most bikable cities.

Calgary: 436 new bike racks installed last year alone and “Bike’n’Ride” lockers at LRT stations. The city recently voted to make its celebrated downtown cycle tracks pilot project permanent. Motorists are alerted to potential bike-auto conflicts with bright green safety paint. But Calgary hasn’t yet met its goal of having a bike share by 2013. C

Edmonton: Not much. Some bike racks downtown. But in 2015 the city voted to remove several protected lanes. But Edmonton’s celebrating the completion of its Downtown Bike Network with an Aug. 26 festival. Motorists are alerted to potential bike-auto conflicts with bright green safety paint. F